"Madam, Prince Ning clearly did this on purpose," Xiao Wu said, a look of fear on his face. "Is he, like Concubine Xiao, also helping Princess Rongfu deal with you?"
Su Li said calmly: "Not entirely, he also did it for himself..."
Taoist Kongxu was also terrified at this moment. Madam Pei almost lost her life. Princess Rongfu was too powerful. She was the imperial concubine and the prince stood up for her.
Fortunately, they didn't come to deal with him, otherwise, he would have no way to hide. Who knows, after they dealt with Madam Pei, they would come to deal with him.
Alas, if Taoism wants to rise, it has a long way to go.
He asked, "Then shall we go in and look for Prince Chun?"
Who knows, he might meet Prince Ning again. If he is "accidentally shot and killed" in there, he will have no place to seek justice.
Su Li raised the corner of his mouth: "Of course I have to go in!"
But I'm not going to find Prince Chun...
She looked at Taoist Kongxu and said, "Master, please go back to the tent first."
It would be best if Taoist Kongxu was not present for what she was going to do. After all, he was in disguise. If he was found out, the emperor would definitely become suspicious.
"Ah?" Taoist Kongxu looked puzzled. "How can I see Prince Chun's face if I don't go? If I don't go, why are you going in?"
Su Li couldn't explain to him, so she just said perfunctorily, "I didn't go in to look for Prince Chun, but for something else."
"Something else? Seeking revenge on Prince Ning?"
What else is there?
“…”
Su Li was speechless for a moment, and could only say: "I am afraid of getting you into trouble. If you are not afraid of death, then follow me."
"Okay! Then Pin, I'll go back!"
Needless to say, he must be seeking revenge on King Ning.
He wouldn't get involved. He was not her. Not only did he have many tricks up his sleeve, but he also looked rich and blessed, and it seemed like he wouldn't have a short life.
It’s better to forget about what he said. He was afraid that if he really died, how would his Taoism rise and flourish?
“…”
He left without hesitation.
After watching Taoist Kongxu leave, Su Li said, "Follow me."
As he said this, he walked into the forest first and went straight to the southeast of the middle hill according to the location described in the original book.
That direction was also the direction from which Prince Ning had just come out.
Xiao Sanzi and a few others followed Su Li with puzzled expressions, especially when they saw that Su Li seemed to be going somewhere with a purpose, they found it even more strange.
Madam, what are you going to do?
But they have gotten used to it. Madam will tell them when she needs to, and if she doesn't, they won't ask any more questions.
The master and servant walked for nearly half an hour before they stopped.
Su Li once again recalled the location mentioned in the original book, and after confirming that it was exactly where she was standing, she instructed: "Xiao Sanzi, you guys just look around here to see if there are any big traps for hunting. Be careful not to step into any traps."
"yes."
Xiao Sanzi and Xiao Wu responded and then separated to search the surroundings carefully.
Xiao Ye followed Su Li closely and searched with her.
There was no way. After what happened just now, she couldn't leave her wife's side. What if Prince Ning came again?
Su Li had nothing to worry about, because she knew that King Ning was avoiding this position at the moment and would never come back here.
But if Xiao Ye wants to follow, then let her follow. After all, they are all worried about her safety.
The master and servants searched the area for another half an hour but still couldn't find the so-called trap.
Just when Su Li thought she had made a mistake, Xiao Sanzi came running over to report: "Madam, there is a deep pit over there. There is a person in it. He seems to be injured and there is a lot of blood under his body."
When Xiao Sanzi discovered it, he was also shocked. It was not because he was scared by seeing people, but because of the lady. The lady seemed to know that there was a trap here and that there was someone inside.
But how did Madam know this? Could it be that besides Brother Zhichang and Brother Zhitang, Madam had other people he didn't know about?
Forget it, Xiao Sanzi shook his head secretly. He just followed his wife's instructions and didn't ask about anything his wife didn't say.
"Take me there..."
Several people came to the place Xiao Sanzi mentioned. This place was at the very edge of the forest. Compared with other places, this area was overgrown with weeds and was indeed a good place to set traps.
"Madam, be careful. The big pit is right there."
Xiao Sanzi pointed to the location of the big pit and then took the lead to walk towards the big pit.
Xiao Sanzi had already created a small path leading to the big pit, and Su Li and his companions followed the path.
"There's someone inside." Xiao Sanzi said as he pulled away the weeds that covered the pit.
Several people looked towards the deep pit. At the bottom of the pit, a man about 26 or 27 years old, wearing dark red clothes, lay unconscious. The man's left knee was irregularly bent, which must be broken.
Large bloodstains seeped out from the clothes on the chest and lower abdomen, and also dyed the soil beneath him red.
"The dark red clothes..." Xiao Wu said, "The team wearing dark red clothes was standing next to Prince Ning's team. Madam, this person should be from the Second Prince Rui's team."
Su Li nodded: "He is King Rui."
In the original novel, King Rui disappeared during the first day of the autumn hunting competition and was not found dead until two days later in the trap pit here.
"Prince Rui!" Xiao Sanzi and the others were shocked. Why was Prince Rui here? He was injured and unconscious!
Did he fall into the pit accidentally because he was alone, or was he being plotted against?
Su Li said, "Little Sanzi, go down and see how he is doing."
"yes."
Xiao Sanzi quickly untied the specially made thin rope around his waist and tied it to a tree trunk nearby. Then he pulled the rope and swiftly descended into the big pit.
He first checked King Rui's breath, then raised his head and reported, "Madam, he is still breathing."
"Tie the rope around him and pull him up."
"good."
Xiao Sanzi tied the rope around King Rui's waist and lifted him up. Su Li and the other two above pulled him up together.
After all this trouble, there is no sign of the person waking up. It seems that he is in a deep coma and I don’t know if he can be saved.
Su Li felt his bleeding chest and found that his heartbeat was still strong, so he might still be saved.
She opened his shirt again. The wound on his chest caused by a blunt object looked very deep, and blood was still oozing out from time to time.
In the original novel, the chest area injured by the blunt object was the fatal spot of King Rui.
"Xiao Ye, give him some hemostatic powder first."
Xiao Ye immediately took out the hemostatic powder he carried with him and sprinkled it directly on the chest.
Then he sprinkled a lot of hemostatic powder on his lower abdomen directly through his clothes.
After a simple treatment, Su Li reached out and pinched both of his cheeks, and Prince Rui opened his mouth slightly.
Xiao Sanzi and his companions were curious about why she suddenly behaved like this, when they saw that Prince Rui had something in his mouth.
"There's something in his mouth!" Xiao Sanzi looked surprised.
The lady observed it so carefully that he didn't even notice.
Xiao Wu took a closer look and asked, "Is that a jade pendant?"
Su Li released his hand and said, "It's evidence."
"Evidence?" Several people were stunned.
Xiao Wu said, "Madam, are you saying that Prince Rui was murdered here, and the jade pendant in his mouth belongs to the murderer?"
Su Li nodded: "Probably."
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